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5 cocktails with military origins

5 cocktails with military origins

By Blake Stilwell

Why the Certificate of Appreciation is a slap in the face to troops

Why the Certificate of Appreciation is a slap in the face to troops

By Eric Milzarski

‘The Battle of Khasham’ saw US troops rout Russian mercenaries in Syria

‘The Battle of Khasham’ saw US troops rout Russian mercenaries in Syria

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Erford Gage: From Hollywood to combat in the Pacific

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The longest board game ever made is based in WWII North Africa and takes 1,500 hours to finish

spitfire and hurricane

The Hurricane is the overlooked hero of the Battle of Britain

By Miguel Ortiz

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This WWII RAF veteran got his overdue medals for his 100th birthday

Afghanistan winter

Afghanistan War

Afghan allies and citizens prepare for struggles during harsh Afghanistan winter

This is how to see if you would have been drafted for Vietnam

This is how to see if you would have been drafted for Vietnam

By Blake Stilwell

This is why there is no Cold War medal

This is why there is no Cold War medal

What really happens at Fort Ord?

By Jessica Evans

That time Uncle Sam brought the Vietnamese bombs for Christmas

That time Uncle Sam brought the Vietnamese bombs for Christmas

By James Elphick

5 historical events that happened on Christmas

Revolutionary War

5 historical events that happened on Christmas

By Brittany Sulc

The USS Borie’s insane battle with a German submarine led to its own destruction

The military veteran influences behind DC Comics

Nylon: the reason we won World War II — and started shaving our legs

Nylon: the reason we won World War II — and started shaving our legs

By Shannon Corbeil

The band ‘Foo Fighters’ got their name from this war mystery

The band ‘Foo Fighters’ got their name from this war mystery

By Bethaney Phillips

11 ways people dodged the Vietnam draft

11 ways people dodged the Vietnam draft

By Blake Stilwell

6 reasons ‘Full Metal Jacket’ should have been about Animal Mother

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This is why US troops didn’t use drum magazines in Tommy Guns

This is why US troops didn’t use drum magazines in Tommy Guns

By Blake Stilwell

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The Vietnam-era Army’s ‘Shake n’ Bake’ school bumped basic trainees to NCOs

‘Retrograde’ tells the story of the Afghanistan withdrawal and reminds the world the war isn’t truly over

Afghanistan War

‘Retrograde’ tells the story of the Afghanistan withdrawal and reminds the world the war isn’t truly over

By Jessica Manfre

These flashbang grenades are legal for civilians

These flashbang grenades are legal for civilians

battle of the bulge

A detailed guide to the Battle of the Bulge

By Jessica Evans

Warriors in their own words: Battle of the Bulge

Warriors in their own words: Battle of the Bulge

Walt Disney next to his ambulance artwork

Walt Disney almost joined the Canadian Army

By Bethaney Phillips

Jim Morrison’s dad had a hand in starting the Vietnam War

Jim Morrison’s dad had a hand in starting the Vietnam War

The legal argument for Willie Pete as a weapon

The legal argument for Willie Pete as a weapon

Why the French GIGN go into a mission wielding a revolver

Revolutionary War

Why the French GIGN go into a mission wielding a revolver

By Eric Milzarski

largest air transport plane

The largest air transport plane in World War II was made to invade Britain

An Army veteran didn’t know his epic beer run was World War II legend for 65 years

This is the massive Nazi sneak attack at the Battle of the Bulge

This is the massive Nazi sneak attack at the Battle of the Bulge

German tanks were made to look like Americans during the Battle of the Bulge

By Miguel Ortiz

last of the dambusters

The last survivor of the WWII Dambusters Raid passed away

By Miguel Ortiz

The FBI had evidence Hitler might have escaped the Red Army and fled to Argentina

The FBI had evidence Hitler might have escaped the Red Army and fled to Argentina

By Blake Stilwell

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One naval aviator took on seven Soviet MiGs in Korea and won

stray rip search and rescue

How a stray dog in London led to the training of search and rescue dogs

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This is the first Black American to lead an integrated unit into combat

sputnik soviet space program

How the Soviet Space Program pranked NASA with a first moon landing

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Revolutionary War

Why George Washington tried to kidnap the future king of England

Fort Wainwright visit

The complete post guide to Fort Wainwright

By Jessica Evans

Army veteran in hospice care surprised with ballroom dancing

Army veteran in hospice care surprised with ballroom dancing

By Jessica Manfre

bravo company in afghanistan

Afghanistan War

Ben Kesling’s ‘Bravo Company’ is a finely-honed opus on war and its aftermath

The 8 biggest differences between military and civilian prison

The 8 biggest differences between military and civilian prison

By Blake Stilwell

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Revolutionary War

Top 5 political cartoons from the Revolutionary War

Ernest Hemingway stormed the Ritz Paris during WWII

Ernest Hemingway stormed the Ritz Paris during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

air raid that led to chemotherapy

Chemotherapy cancer treatment was discovered after a World War II air raid

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The German Reich was not happy with how Superman ended World War II

clipper before pearl harbor

Pearl Harbor forced this civilian plane to fly around the world in five weeks

By Miguel Ortiz

The ‘Loach’ was one of the riskiest helicopter assignments in Vietnam

The ‘Loach’ was one of the riskiest helicopter assignments in Vietnam

This is how the ‘missing man formation’ honors fallen pilots

This is how the ‘missing man formation’ honors fallen pilots

By Shannon Corbeil

decorated combat veterans vietnam

One of the most decorated combat veterans ever became a hardcore critic of the Vietnam War

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This is why World War I soldiers wrapped their legs

This is what happened to the 9 battleships at Pearl Harbor

This is what happened to the 9 battleships at Pearl Harbor

By Miguel Ortiz

These 6 Revolutionary War veterans survived long enough to be photographed

Revolutionary War

These 6 Revolutionary War veterans survived long enough to be photographed

By Blake Stilwell

Why German veterans of Stalingrad broke their infantry assault badges

Here’s why the military invented stink bombs

By Bethaney Phillips

foods during world war i

6 surprising foods people ate on the homefront of World War I

confederate mint during civil war

How foreign investment markets foresaw the outcome of the US Civil War

How a sailor remembered 250 prisoners of war through song

How a sailor remembered 250 prisoners of war through song

By Blake Stilwell

1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment fought in Civil War

A Minnesota regiment sacrificed itself to save the Union Army at Gettysburg

This airman was one of only two POWs to survive captivity in World War II and Vietnam

general patton grave

The reason General Patton is buried in Luxembourg

By Miguel Ortiz

biggio with wwii veteran

Andrew Biggio is elevating WWII veteran stories one at a time

By Jessica Evans